Alkanna Tinctoria (Coming soon)
All about Kashmiri Pundit cuisine and Rogan Josh.
Category: Travels
Royalty
India has a population of over 1.2 billion people. After 1947, it became a democracy. Today, these 1.2 billion people collectively make up the largest elected democracy in the world. Historically, India used to be a cluster of independent kingdoms, later united under one republic. These kingdoms used to be ruled, naturally, by kings. Kings…
4 states (coming soon)
A tropical cyclone(“HudHud”) hit the eastern coast of India in October 2014. Due to this, I was unable to travel to the state of Tamil Nadu. In this post, I attempt to find out what makes the cuisines of these Four southern states(Kerala,Karnataka,Andhra/Telangana region and Tamil Nadu) so different from each other.
Biryani Chronicles (Part II)
The following is an excerpt from my 3 part article on Biryani. (The Biryani Chronicles) Calcutta (Part 2) A plateful of aromatic rice with a couple of slabs of goat or chicken is a snack and meal rolled in one on Kolkata’s bustling streets. At his “Biryani Corner” fronting a busy intersection, 45-year-old Shibu Das…
Chaat (Coming soon)
Mumbai and its contributions to the evolution of Chaat and Street food.